Abstract: A bug barrier apparatus is provided for mounting on a door which moves along a door track and includes a support member which includes a top end and a bottom end. Door attachment means, attached to the support member, are provided for attaching the support member to the door. A set of flexible bristles is connected to the support member bottom end. Preferably, the door is a sliding glass door, and the flexible bristles extend from an edge of the sliding glass door and contact a door track. A pair of bug barrier apparatuses of the invention can be mounted on the trailing edge of the sliding glass door. The apparatus of the invention can be in a long-version form and a short-version form.

Abstract: There is provided a weather strip for a car without a metal insert which comprises a grip part having a U-shaped grip body in section and a seal part integrally molded to the outer surface of the grip part. The weather strip is installed to a flange provided to a door opening, a trunk portion and the like. The grip body is unprovided with a metal insert, and, at least, the bottom wall and the inner wall of the grip part is made of highly hardened rubber or resin having a hardness of more than Hs 90 degree.

Abstract: An abrasive grain according to the present invention consists of porous particle material in which a large number of fine particles for cutting blade form gaps partly among them and bond loosely each other. The particles for cutting blade are produced by growing primary particles in secondary particles, which are formed by condensing a large number of primary particles, with heat treatment at a temperature of forming necks at bonding points among the primary particles. Therefore, it is possible to have stable processing for many hours with maintaining excellent quality very effectively.

Abstract: A polishing composition comprising an aqueous medium and abrasive particles, wherein the abrasive particles comprise abrasive particles having a particle size of 2 to 200 nm in an amount of 50% by volume or more, the abrasive particles having a particle size of 2 to 200 nm comprising (i) 40 to 75% by volume of small size particles having a particle size of 2 nm or more and less than 58 nm; (ii) 0 to 50% by volume of intermediate size particles having a particle size of 58 nm or more and less than 75 nm; and (iii) 10 to 60% by volume of large size particles having a particle size of 75 nm or more and 200 nm or less; a polishing composition comprising an aqueous medium and abrasive particles, wherein the abrasive particles comprise abrasive particles (A) having an average particle size of 2 to 50 nm; and abrasive particles (B) having an average particle size of 52 to 200 nm, wherein a weight ratio of A to B (A/B) is from 0.5/1 to 4.

Abstract: A process for producing fused alumina-zirconia grits includes mixing raw materials suitable to produce grits with the following chemical composition, in % by weight: ZrO2+HfO2: 10-60%, Al2O3: 38-90%, SiO2: <0.8%, and Impurities: <1.2%. The process also includes adding carbon and aluminum metal to the mixture of raw materials to obtain a charged batch containing, in % by weight,: Carbon: 0.4-1% Aluminum metal: 0.5-2.5%. The process further includes melting the charged batch in an electric arc furnace with a voltage of 175-205 V and a delivered specific electrical energy of 2.5 to 4 kWh per kg of charge.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a gutter system for channelling rainwater from a building The gutter system includes gutter sections that are interconnected with joint members having gaskets incorporated thereon. Each gutter section has a substantially hollow space defined between inner and outer walls that are spanned by a plurality of ribs.

Abstract: A gutter protection system for diverting debris and collecting water in a trough of a gutter connected to a building structure is disclosed. The gutter protection system can include a cap that can be positionally fixed in place at a predetermined angle of inclination above the gutter by a support member or bracket. The bracket can be supported by and connected to a hanger that connects the gutter to the building structure. The cap can be spaced apart from the building structure, including a roof of the building structure.

Abstract: A corrosion resistant manhole unit having a rotationally molded plastic manifold forming a hollow chamber for providing access to sewer pipes to be connected to the manifold. A manifold inlet connector molded into the manifold for connecting the manifold to an upstream conduit and allowing an inflow of fluid to the hollow chamber. A manifold outlet connector molded into the manifold for connecting the manifold to a downstream conduit so that fluid flows out of the hollow chamber. A manifold riser molded atop the manifold having an open top forming an aperture for accessing the hollow chamber. The manifold riser extending upward from the manifold towards ground level for allowing equipment and personnel to access the hollow chamber through the aperture. A watertight removable riser cap is included for sealing the top of the riser to close and prevent fluid and debris from entering or leaving the manifold.

Abstract: An Ultra-violet stable, abrasion resistant, fabric (non-woven, Woven, or tufted) is laminated to a synthetic film that is compatible with the standard membrane systems that can be attached by adhesive, solvent, or heat. The product provides protection to the roof system in areas of pedestrian or other traffic from abrasion, puncture, or other damage, thereby prolonging the life span of the roofing system.

Abstract: A building module has an open-ended box structure and comprises a plurality of interconnected coaxial module segments. Each segment is moulded as an open-ended box structure from a composite material. The segments are held together by elongate tie bars that form part of a lifting frame and extend substantially along the length of the module. The lifting frame comprises end frames that are embedded in end segments of the modules and that are connected to each other by the tie bars. The modules structure.

Abstract: Plural mounting bolts disposed in a concrete footing are each inserted through a respective aperture in the base plate of a tubular steel column and are connected thereto by means of respective nuts for securely attaching the column in a generally vertical orientation to the footing. A first access aperture with a removal cover plate is disposed in the tubular steel column to facilitate positioning and tightening of the connecting nuts. The column's base plate includes a second access aperture to allow for positioning electrical needs within the column for lighting, grounding, etc. An apertured template oriented with respect to a reference point of a structure which the tubular steel column forms a portion of, e.g., the center of the structure, is used for proper positioning of the bolts in the concrete footing in a designated pattern, i.e. square-, rectangular-, diamond-shaped, etc.

Abstract: An anti-bird roosting device for protecting an area, comprising at least a pair of cooperating base elements mounted on the area to be protected, and a plurality of projecting spikes, supported on the base elements and projecting away therefrom into a space above the area to be protected. The spikes are provided in a pattern of interspersed combinations of vertical, obtuse and acute angle-forming projections, in a high spike density that prevents roosting in the protected space. Thus, each point in the area to be protected is defended by more than one spike, each spike coming from a different direction, so as to cross-defend each other, creating a perimeter envelope defense of the air volume surrounding the base elements. Each device is easily and inexpensively prepared as a continuous mesh, whose dimensions can be constructed in standard sizes or in accordance with the needs of the user. The element diameter is typically approximately two millimeters.

Abstract: A strut used to support various specifications of glasshouse construction, comprised of multiple arms articulated to a fixture disk to support abutted glass blocks; each arm includes a primary rod, an extended rod and a suction base to allow adjustment of angles of the arm for adjusting the angles, and additional extended rod may be articulated for extra length of the arm to cope with individual construction of the glasshouse.

Abstract: With attention focused on hinokitiol and the usefulness of a porous particulate matter as a carrier, the present invention provides a residential environment improving material 1 including artificial ceramic particles 11 as a major component and a hinokitiol-containing liquid 12 retained in pores 11a of the artificial ceramic particles 11, and uses the residential environment improving material 1 in various building materials and the like, in order to provide a useful residential environment improving material combining hinokitiol and the porous particulate matter as well as to provide excellent building materials and like materials using the residential environment improving material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sandwich-like panel element (100) comprising at least two panels (102, 103) and a lighting device with at least one lighting means (106), said light irradiating in the front part of at least one panel (102, 103), wherein said light is at least partly deflected approximately perpendicular to said direction of irradiation and is projected over the surface of at least one of said panels, which has a transparent configuration, due to the fact that said panel acts as a light diffuser. To this end, said panel is printed, sand-radiated, etched, coated, engraved or stuck at least on one side or has a malstructure inside the panel, wherein the sandwich-like panel element (100) additionally comprises solar cell elements (108).

Abstract: A step system made up of masonry panels of various sizes pre-formed to resemble natural stone or brick on the outside. These panels have bolts or other securing devices embedded in them at precise locations at the time of their manufacture. These securing devises allow them to be attached together to form the sides and front of a set of steps. They are attached via a metal frame that is also of differing sizes and made with holes at precise locations to accept the bolts of the masonry pieces. When assembled, as directed, the structure has areas where large slabs of natural stone treads can be rested and attached at differing distances and heights from the ground forming a set of steps.

Abstract: A hurricane shutter system for providing a permanent storm shutter that is affordable and aesthetically pleasing. The hurricane shutter system includes a pair of brackets, a pair of telescoping arms pivotally attached to the brackets, and a shutter structure attached to the telescoping arms. The shutter structure is comprised of a first side member, a second side member and a plurality of bar members extending between the side members. A plurality of reinforcing members are attached to the bar members. A plurality of securing bolts are securable to the building structure with a pair of corresponding securing tabs securable about the securing bolts for retaining the shutter structure closed upon the window.

Abstract: A mounting frame for a recessed light includes a first section with a first head and a first body pivotally connected to the first head and a second section with a second body and a second head securely and firmly connected to the second body. The first head has a positioning device formed on a side face of the first head to allow the first section to be initially positioned on a surface. A first deformation and a second deformation are formed on the first body. A guiding path is longitudinally defined in the first body. The second body has a third deformation and a fourth deformation formed on the second body and a third guiding path longitudinally defined in the third deformation. The second body further has a fourth path longitudinally defined in the fourth deformation.

Abstract: Architectural glass panels for use in a wide variety of building wall systems, such as curtain walls and storefronts, which have improved resistance to damage from earthquake and/or other loads that could cause horizontal racking movements of architectural glass panels within their glazing frames are disclosed. Embodiments include various types of architectural glass panels that have material removed at panel corners and are fabricated with smooth edge contours in the corner regions. A preferred embodiment includes various types of architectural glass panels that have rounded corners with or without finished edges.

Abstract: A PSSC complex girder in which a section shape steel structure is formed by combining one or more section shape steel, a tension means for tensioning the section shape steel structure using a tensional member so that the structure has a predetermined camber, and concrete is placed in the inner space portion of the section shape steel structure. The PSSC complex girder can achieve all advantages of both the PSC girder and steel girder, since the camber of the girder can be adjusted by applying it to new bridges and conventional ones before or after construction, deflection of the slab can be easily decreased and no crack caused by flexural deformation is occurred. Also, a strengthening plate for supporting buckling and compression is combined to the section shape steel. In addition, a sheer prevention member and steel reinforcement are combined to the section shape steel and concrete is placed.

Abstract: A constructional element (100), building system and method of construction is disclosed. The building system and method of construction utilise the constructional element (100). The construction element (100) is elongate and includes a hollow structural member (102) and cladding (104) formed about at least part of the structural member (102). Abutment means (107, 108) are formed in at least part of the cladding's (104) perimeter for mutual abutment and alignment with abutment means (107, 108) on an adjacent constructional element (100). At least one end (120, 122) of the structural member (102) protrudes from the cladding (104). A building system and method of construction are also disclosed, both of which utilise the constructional element (100).

Abstract: A baseboard assembly for covering lengths of wire behind a baseboard surface. The baseboard assembly has a wire channel and board support member attached to the wall. This member has an outwardly facing wire channel and a baseboard holding bar along its top edge. A baseboard is held to the wire channel and board support member by lowering a tongue and groove in the baseboard into a matching tongue and groove in the wire channel and board support member. The baseboard has a face which extends over the wire-containing channel. The baseboard may be cut and various outlet accessible fittings formed in an insert along the baseboard.

Abstract: A dual function connector for connecting a foundation to a structural element to resist both tension and shear forces. The connector is preferably flat with a top section and a bottom section with the top section being askew to the bottom section. In use the bottom section of the dual function connector can be disposed in the concrete foundation proximate to an exterior surface thereof with the top section of the dual function connector extending from said foundation, the structural element can be disposed adjacent to the top section with the side face of said structural element lying in a first plane transverse to the exterior surface of the concrete foundation, and the side face of the structural element can be fastened to the top section of the dual function connector for resisting shear and tension forces.

Abstract: A storage tank (100) with a pre-insulated outer tank (110) has been described, and a method for building such. For building a wall (112) of an outertank (110), a formwork (90) is erected with an inner partition (92) to which PVC-foam plates (10) have been attached, which at their inner surface (2) are provided with a coating (3) provided with gravel (4). Subsequently, concrete (94) is poured into the inner formwork space (93), which concrete attaches firmly to the gravel sticking out of the coating. On a floor (111), a coating layer (121) is applied, over which a layer of PVC-foam plates (122) is applied. Subsequently, a secondary monolithic coating layer (123) is sprayed over those PVC-foam plates (122) and onto the inner surface of the coated PVC-plates 10 of the wall (112).

Abstract: The floor according to the invention consists of boards (1), especially wood boards laid on joists (2) and secured to them by fasteners (3) or adhesive and is designed for the use on the unroofed area, external terraces, platforms and jetties or in rooms where water may run out on the floor, while the board (1) of the floor along its bottom edge has the water drip (4), and located between the board (1) of the floor and the joist (2) is the distance piece to mover away the bottom surface of the board (1) of the floor from the top surface of the joist fragment passing especially under the water drip (4). Moreover, the board (1) is secured to one joist (2) by three fasteners (3).

Abstract: A prefabricated concrete wall panel is described which may have a bottom foundation section, when adapted to be mounted at least partly underground, and a top wall section. The wall panel has an outer concrete panel section and an inner concrete panel section spaced from one another by an insulating foam material adhered to an interior surface of the panel sections. The wall panel has opposed flat parallel side walls and top and bottom end walls. The outer concrete panel section has an exterior finished surface. The concrete wall panel also has connecting pins of predetermined equal length projecting from the bottom end wall to provide for support engagement in holes of predetermined depth formed in a top wall of a footing, a floor or a wall, and which provides automatic leveling and alignment of the panel. A method of fabricating a wall structure using the prefabricated wall panel is also disclosed.

Abstract: An insultated wall system comprises a plurarity of foldable blocks, each having two panels of rigid insulated foam, multiple inserts embedded in the panels, and ties between pairs of inserts. Each insert has one or more connectors, each with an end hole that swivelably receives the end leg of a tie in a manner that enables the block to fold. Each connector further has a top opening that releaseably captures the middle leg of the tie and rigidly locks the block against folding. The connectors are double-ended, and the inserts are invertible in the panels. Corner and T-walls are made by simple cuts in the standard blocks. Plates and ties are used to hold together the blocks of a main wall and an intersecting T-wall. The connectors of a panel may contact either the connectors of the other panel, or the other panel itself, when the block is folded.

Abstract: Provided is a seal structure for sealing an air gap between a framing member and a wallboard. The seal structure is formed from a curable, flowable material. The seal structure has a body having first and second opposing surfaces and a plurality of flexible seal members integral with and extending generally transversely with respect to a second surface of the body. The seal members are disposed in spaced relation to define a double seal between the framing member and the wallboard when the wallboard engages distal ends of the seal members. Also provided is a preformed seal structure. The invention further provides a method of sealing air gaps in an attic using an elastomeric paint to fill gaps of ⅛ inch.

Abstract: A floor support assembly including first and second subfloors is disclosed. The first subfloor is supported over a substrate by a plurality of pads. Each pad is housed in a corresponding recess formed in the first subfloor. Each recess includes a ridge that is in contact only with its respective pad when the floor is in a lightly loaded position. In a more aggressively athletically loaded state, the pad contacts the ridge and a portion of the top of the recess. In a non-athletic fully loaded state, the first subfloor plate near the load rests on the substrate. The second subfloor is located above the first subfloor and is supported by the first subfloor. A method of installing the same is also disclosed.

Abstract: An attachment plate for securing a roof membrane to a roof deck comprising a generally planar contact surface, at least one aperture for receiving a fastener for securing the plate to the deck with the membrane therebetween, a first reinforcing rib formed by a continuous portion of the plate being raised upward from the contacting surface of the plate and extending at least around the perimeter of the plate, and a gripping edge extending downwardly at the perimeter of the plate from the first reinforcing rib to a plane below the plane in the contacting surface. The plate may be generally square with the aperture located at the center of the plate, and may include a second reinforcing rib which intersects the first reinforcing rib at about the center of each of the sides of the first reinforcing rib.

Abstract: The invention contemplates a system of interconnecting notched composite articles so as to create a surface therefrom. A joint segment having an edge configured to be received into a plurality of notches within juxtaposed composite articles and a fastener engaging the joint segment so as to anchor the joint segment to a support system underlying the joint segment interconnects the composite articles. Further disclosed is a method of installing composite articles involving fastening a first joint segment having opposing edges to a structural support system, aligning a composite article having a first notch on at least a portion of a first surface of the composite article and a second notch on a second surface of the composite article such that the first joint segment edge is received into the first notch, and fastening a second joint segment having edges to the structural support system such that the second joint segment edges engages the second notch on the second surface of the composite article.

Abstract: A compressed building block formed of a pre-mix of fly ash, either of the Class C type, or provided from sugar beet waste lime, are combined with either ground or pulverized wood and/or chips, or with fine sand, having a small amount of Portland cement added thereto, moisturized, and then either extruded or compressed in a press into the configuration of a block. A fire retardant, and an insecticide, may be added to the composition, to provide the formed block with further beneficial attributes. The blocks may be formed by a system for extruding such blocks from the formulation, or they may be formed by means of a hydraulic or other press and pressed into the configuration of the desired block, needed for the construction.

Abstract: A frame designed to hold worn or broken historical tombstones together indefinitely. The preferred stainless steel frame includes an integrated back panel on which the original inscription is engraved, thereby preserving the original inscription that may have faded due to age and weather to the point of illegibility.

Abstract: A rebar support system for a vertical wall uses preformed coupling devices to secure horizontal rebar structures to vertical rebar structures in mutually perpendicular orientation. A preformed coupling device may include three tube-shaped clamp members rigidly secured together.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a frame construction for fixing a plurality of essentially flat panel structures in a matrix relation. The frame construction consists of a plurality of horizontal frame members and a plurality of vertical frame members, which horizontal and vertical frame members forms a matrix of openins in the frame construciton in which the panel structures can be removably inserted in that the openings can be adjusted in size to facilitate the insertion or removal of the removable panel structures. The frame construciton will be especially useful in a matrix arrangement of, for example, display faces which together form a “giant screen” or, for example, solar cell panels which are usually made having a limited area and which also can be assembled by using the present frame construciton to give a substantially greater total area.

Abstract: A spacer element (10) comprises a first engagement portion (12) and a second engagement portion (14). The first engagement portion (12) is arranged to engage in an upper surface of a building block and the second engagement portion (14) is arranged to engage in a lower surface of a second building block. The spacer element (10) comprises two laterally extending arms (16, 18) which project outwardly from the spacer element (10). The laterally extending arms (16, 18) support spacer means in the form of spacer members (20, 22). The spacer members (20, 22) provide an upper contact surface to contact a brick located above and a lower contact surface to contact a lower brick. The spacer element comprises two support members (32, 34). The spacer element (10) provides spacer means which space the next layer of bricks from the lower layer of bricks by a particular distance.

Abstract: A chair rail system is provided which includes a decorative cap rail and a plurality of base rails each having an undercut edge cooperating with the cap rail to provide a groove sized to receive an edge of a panel member, one of the base rails having an undercut edge dimensioned to receive a panel with a first thickness and another base rail having an undercut edge dimensioned to receive a panel with a second thickness greater than the first thickness. A method is also provided.

Abstract: A device (10) for positioning a U-channel (20) in a concrete structure, the device (10) including an attachment tube (22) to be secured to two reinforcement bars (80) of the concrete structure, and a body (12) housing two coil springs (7), the body (12) including an upper part (14) and a lower part (16) which are biased away from each other by the springs (7) and the lower part (16) is engageable with the U-channel (20).

Abstract: Composite beam with integrated rupture initiator and aircraft fuselage including such beams.

Abstract: Methods for forming compressed and adhesively bonded structural beams of strands divided from wood waste, and the beams resulting from such methods, are disclosed.

Abstract: This invention refers to a method for removing a part of concrete construction that comprises a base concrete; a reinforced concrete formed on the base concrete; rebars embedded in the base concrete and upwardly extending through the reinforced concrete; the method comprising the steps of: forming a slit in the reinforced concrete and disconnections at an intermediate of the rebars; applying an expansion force on opposite surfaces of the slit in the reinforced concrete to simultaneously break a boundary plane of the reinforced concrete; and removing the moved portion of the reinforced concrete from the base concrete as a scrap. Also, the present invention provides a flat jack suitable to break boundary planes of the scrap wherein the flat jack comprises two metallic plates joined to each other, and an inlet for introducing into the jack pressurized fluidic material to inflate the jack in order to produce a great expansive force.

Abstract: A method of building a structure includes the step of mounting a number of support posts on a substrate in a spaced apart, substantially upright orientation, so that at least one floor area is bounded by the support posts. An upper support means is mounted on operatively upper end portions of the support posts. At least one panel is positioned between consecutive support posts. The panels are fixed in position between the support posts. The method includes the step of arranging the support posts and the upper support means so that substantially all load bearing functions are performed by the support posts and upper support means. A structure erected in accordance with said method is also claimed.

Abstract: A lightweight cementitious panel/tile is provided with increased bending stiffness and less weight than conventional construction panels. The cementitious panel is constructed of a cementitious surface (which may be reinforced with wood fiber or other materials) supported by an integrated stiffener grid on the underside to absorb stresses and loads.

Abstract: A lightweight cementitious panel/tile is provided with increased bending stiffness and less weight than conventional construction panels. The cementitious panel is constructed of a cementitious surface (which may be reinforced with wood fiber or other materials) supported by an integrated stiffener grid on the underside to absorb stresses and loads.

Abstract: An installation for manufacturing and filling multiple-cavity bags made from a sheet of plastic material, includes a forming column for forming a multiple-cavity bag, with the column being divided into three zones, a first zone forming a single tubular sleeve by a longitudinal seal of sheet edges thereof, a second zone for forming a bottom and cavities of the bag, and a third zone for filling and closing the bag and moving the closed bag away from the column, and a film feed mechanism for feeding plastic film to the forming column.

Abstract: The distal end of a band remains held after a band-holding step. A band-tightening step is performed by operating a manual tightening switch, thereby driving a drive motor and hence rotating a drive roller under manual control. A band-sealing step and a band-feeding step are automatically and sequentially performed after a tightening stop switch is operated, generating a manual-tightening end signal. It is desirable to use a mode-changing switch for switching an operating mode of the apparatus between an automatic mode and a manual mode. The manual tightening switch and the tightening step are effective in the manual mode and are ineffective in the automatic mode.

Abstract: Packaging for a potable liquid includes an inner core and an outer portion; said inner core comprising an edible matrix capable of retaining liquid; said outer portion substantially enclosing said core so as to prevent evaporation of said liquid, and said core retaining said liquid when said core is exposed such that substantially all of said liquid is retained therein upon removal of at least part of the said outer portion, in use.

Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for enabling unsupported packaging film (e.g., low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, and high density polyethylene) to be sealed in a tube in the process of making a flexible package. A “following belt” is provided which allows for a sandwiching effect to be imported on the film as it passes through its welding zone. In the prior art, while in this welding zone the polyethylene film would move with a conventional band seal assembly. But the opposite side of the polyethylene film would have to move relative to a drag iron this causing potential friction, seam failure and poor tracking. The present invention's use of a following belt allows the elements on both sides of the unsupported film to move with the film.

Abstract: An apparatus for packaging products having different shape and dimensions, such as for example food products of different size, into pre-formed bags of appropriate size, such as for example heat-shrinkable bags of thermoplastic material, comprises a conveyor for carrying in sequence a plurality of products to be packaged from a product loading portion to a product packaging bracket end portion thereof, means for detecting the dimensions of each product to be packaged while it moves from said product loading portion to said product packaging bracket end portion of said at least one conveyor and a plurality of bag dispensing devices for dispensing a plurality of bags varying in at least one dimension thereof.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing and supplying a net-moulded article of expandable syntactic material and a related shipping package are provided. The moulded article is formed at a manufacturing facility where the forming process can be controlled to ensure production of quality syntactic material articles. The moulded article is formed by dispensing the material into a mould having a cavity with a shape matching that of a desired syntactic article to be used in an assembly at a point of use. The mould and moulded article are covered with a protective film to form a mould kit which is shipped to the point of use location. At the point of use location the moulded article is removed from the mould and preferably immediately positioned in the assembly without significant cutting, trimming, forming or other labor intensive actions. Once positioned, the net-moulded article and the assembly are cured to integrate the moulded article with the assembly.